C. S. LewisAH English I

PRONOUN CASENominative: subject of sentence or clauseObjective: predicate of sentence or clausePossessive: denotes ownership

EXAMPLE: I (nominative) forgot to bring my (possessive) notebook with me (objective).

THE CASE FORMS OF PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Nominative:First Person: I, weSecond Person: youThird Person: he,

she, it, theyObjective:

First Person: me, usSecond Person: youThird Person: him,

her, it, them

Possessive:First Person:

my, mine, our, oursSecond Person:

your, yoursThird Person:

his, her, hers, its, their, theirs

NOMINATIVE CASEI told Phillip that we would win.

I= nominative (1st person singular) We=nominative (1st person plural)

Were Ronald and he on time? NOTE: Make the question into a statement

first. If subject is compound, separate it.he=nominative (3rd person singular)

NOMINATIVE CASE (continued)A predicate nominative should be in the

nominative case (because the sentence can be reversed).

EXAMPLES:This is he.Did you know that the pitcher was she?

OBJECTIVE CASEThese pronouns are used as direct objects,

indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.DIRECT OBJECT:Phil called her last night.INDIRECT OBJECT:Molly made me a tape.OBJECT OF PREPOSITION:with me; before her; next to them; for us

POSSESSIVE CASEMINE, YOURS, HIS, HERS, ITS, OURS, &

THEIRS are used as parts of a sentence.SUBJECT: Your car and mine need tune-ups.PRED. NOM.: This backpack is hers.DIR. OBJ.: We finished ours yesterday.IND. OBJ.: Ms. Kwan gave theirs a quick

review.OBJ. OF PREP.: Next to yours, my cat looks

puny.

POSSESSIVE CASE (continued)MY, YOUR, HIS, HER, ITS, OUR, &

THEIR are used as adjectives before nouns.EXAMPLES:My alarm clock is broken.Do you know their address?

SPECIAL PRONOUNS: WHO & WHOMNominative: who, whoeverObjective: whom, whomeverThe use of who or whom in a dependent

clause depends on how the pronoun functions in the clause.

WHO/WHOM EXAMPLESEXAMPLE: Do you know who she is?She is who (Who is a predicate nominative

here.)

Susan B. Anthony, about whom Sam reported, championed women’s right to vote.about whom (Whom is the object of the

preposition.)

APPOSITIVES A pronoun used as an appositive is in the

same case as the word to which it refers.EXAMPLE: The teacher introduced the

speakers, Lauren and me. Sometimes a pronoun is followed by an

appositive that identifies or describes the pronoun.

EXAMPLES: We soloists will rehearse next week.

Give us girls a turn to bat.

INCOMPLETE CONSTRUCTIONAfter than and as introducing an incomplete

construction, use the form of the pronoun that would be correct if the construction were completed.

EXAMPLES:Everyone knows that you like Joan much better

than I (DO).The story mystified him as much as (IT

MYSTIFIED) us.